Milestones
- First Cygnus mission launched2014Complete.
- Cygnus XL first flight (NG-23)14 Sep 2025Complete.
Mission Extension Vehicles / Mission Robotic VehicleNorthrop Grumman—Northrop Grumman launches Mission Robotic Vehicle for commercial satellite servicing in geosynchronous orbitB-21 RaiderNorthrop Grumman—Ground broken on a new 1 million sq ft B-21 final assembly line in PalmdaleNorthrop Grumman—Air Force and Northrop Grumman break ground on B-21 production facility in PalmdaleB-21 RaiderNorthrop Grumman—Air Force and Northrop agree to raise B-21 production capacity by 25% using $4.5B of 2025 fundingYFQ-48A TalonNorthrop Grumman—USAF designates Northrop Grumman's Project Talon as YFQ-48A, a strong contender for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Increment 2
Cygnus XL
A pressurized cargo spacecraft that resupplies the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services program. The XL variant doubles the cargo volume to 36 m³ and carries up to 5 tonnes per mission.
DeployStage 4 of 5
In service; first XL variant launched September 2025 with 33% more capacity than standard Cygnus.
Updated 14 Sep 2025Checked 10 Oct0 updates this week